On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 22:07 -0500, Hubert Chan wrote: > >>>>> "Tilman" == Tilman Koschnick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > [...] > > Tilman> * License : Free ("free" as in "free from any strings") > > Uh, could you clarify that, please?
Yup. The license reads: # C3 version 3.1.2: Cluster Command & Control Suite # Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, # Authors: M.Brim, R.Flanery, G.A.Geist, B.Luethke, S.L.Scott # (C) 2001 All Rights Reserved # # NOTICE # # Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and # its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted # provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and # that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear in # supporting documentation. # # Neither the Oak Ridge National Laboratory nor the Authors make any # representations about the suitability of this software for any # purpose. This software is provided "as is" without express or # implied warranty. # The C3 tools were funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. It is the same as for PVM, which is in Debian main. I seeked clarificatoin from the authors about the bit "without fee", because I was wondering if it meant "only without fee" or "fee is not necessary". Their answer was: On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 10:12 -0500, Stephen L. Scott wrote: > that license is the same that PVM (also from ORNL) was distributed under > (www.csm.ornl.gov/pvm) and it gives anyone the ability to redistribute > the software as they wish (with or without fee to them or anyone they > wish...). we continue to hold the copyright but the software is > completely open to the public. "free" as in "free from any strings" is > our intention... On Tue, 2004-12-21 at 22:07 -0500, Hubert Chan wrote: > P.S. Looks like an interesting package. I look forward to trying it > out. I'll let you know when it's done. Always happy about beta-testers ;). Cheers, Til